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Trans Canada Trail (Northwest Territories)

Local route12 km · 7 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Berry Hill Trail 10 mi · 16 kmExplore Northwest Territories →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)

  1. J-23°-28°21
  2. F-20°-25°19
  3. M-12°-19°18
  4. A-1°-8°15
  5. M8°0°24
  6. J16°7°43
  7. J20°13°55
  8. A18°12°53
  9. S11°6°52
  10. O2°-2°40
  11. N-9°-15°33
  12. D-19°-24°22

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This local hiking route in Northwest Territories, Canada, is about 12 km (7 mi) long. It lies about 1.3 km west of Yellowknife. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Jun–Sep.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
12 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
1.3 km W of Yellowknife (North Slave Region, Northwest Territories) · GeoNames
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
Canada
Region
Northwest Territories
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
TCT
Route centre
62.4571, -114.3964
Route start
62.4547, -114.3984
OpenStreetMap
relation 12755529
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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